This game kicked my ass even harder than Wizardry 6, but that's okay. I expect to be treated like Mr. Sir-Tech's punching bag. That being said, while it feels a bit tougher than its predecessor, I find the game itself to be a bit better, overall. Yes, these games are hard, but that's part of the fun if you're a serious masochist. However, if you are the type of weenie that thinks Dark Souls needs an easy mode, this game will break you harder than you've ever been broken before. In the end, you just have to dig really deep and then ask yourself, "Am I even a man?" The answer lies in how you handle this game.

After spending over an hour building my characters and ready to play the game, I was surprised to see that a code word was necessary in order to play! I was ordered to look up page 25, 4th paragraph, 3rd line, 5th word on the manual (?). When I purchased the game I was not informed I would need a manual. And as you all well know, if you don't get your game played within a VERY short period of time and if it doesn't work, you've lost your money! I looked up the "manual" on Steam, tried everything (pages not numbered), thought I had the word, but NO! So, if you're considering risking your money on this game, you'd better be sure you've got the right code name or your game will only last for as long as you design your unplayable characters.

For a game as old as it is, it has many features todays #1 games have. BG3 like adventuring party(6max) and turn based combat. Set up attacks and magic and let it rip or R.I.P your party. DND like world and monsters with enough variety to have combat be exciting and anxiety inducing. Exploration that is more meaningful and has fewer instances of pointless searching, cuz at least you'll get some xp! Character creation and development that could be said what inspired Bethesda to allow Dovakhin/Dragonborn to be jack of all trades or master of few/1. Also showed my nephew the game and he replied "Looks pretty good." for its age.